Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Apr 19, 1986

1h 0m

★ 7.5

Overview

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Wombat Productions

DeVillier Donegan Enterprizes

Cinemax

Janson Media

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Self - Narrator

Richard Widmark

Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage)

Scotty Beckett

Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)

Eric Blore

Self (archive footage)

Clara Bow

Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage)

Louis Calhern

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Charles Coburn

Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Joe DiMaggio

Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage)

Tom Ewell

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